Sentences with phrase «rather than a short story»

How do you think Dear Esther can only work as a game, rather than a short story or novella?

Not exact matches

Long story short; banks are faster to increase interest rates on mortgages rather than paying higher yield on deposits.

In short, it is the aesthetic dimension, the beauty portrayed in the mind and story of Jesus that calls forth a distinctively religious rather than merely ethical response from the Christian believer.

They say that in war time people read short stories rather than novels.

The story level surprisingly manages to pack in a good chunk of the Ghostbusters movie, but much of it is represented by short funny clips rather than gameplay.

There isn't enough story here to sustain a full - length feature, and Shyamalan probably would have been better served making this the first short in an anthology film (indeed, it is rather reminiscent of a «Twilight Zone» episode, «Five Characters in Search of an Exit»), rather than stretch it out with weaker side stories and needless characters.

Movie - tie - in games like Over the Hedge usually lean heavily on the source material for substance, which makes the use of homegrown CG story sequences, rather than short clips from the actual film, a bit of a head - scratcher.

An impressive feat that the film was actually shot in just 21 days but I feel like it was better off as a short - story rather than a full length feature.

For example, rather than doing 100 rote - work math problems, your child could do 10 more difficult or challenging problems, rather than write each word ten times or write simple sentences using spelling words for homework, your child write a short story or a poem using the words.

Rather than bombarding your subscribers with constant emails and newsletters choked with promotion and snippets of information, spend some time at the end of each month and create content that is of a high standard and offers value to the reader e.g. a free short story, a competition, a survey (and results), some exciting news that will be of interest to YOUR readers.

I tend to read short stories rather than novels when I'm doing a lot of writing because stories that can be consumed in a single sitting are easier on my attention span after a long writing day.

I'm not sure what they do with titles distributed through Smashwords as I published almost everything except some short stories direct through NookPress, rather than go through the premium distribution.

Rather than give Rachael everything she asked for, which would require a much - longer article, I'm going to concentrate on the last part of her question / request, a query letter for a book of ten short stories.

I have seen this done successfully in short stories, where you get to the punch line (as it were) sooner rather than later, but never in a series of novels with a slow reveal.

All kidding aside, I chose to E-publish rather than continue the short story publication rounds or wait on traditional publishers to deem me worthy for several reasons.

The first book edited by Martin, managing editor of the short - fiction magazine Zoetrope: All Story, collects essays from some very famous writers and some less famous writers, that directly address the issue of money, rather than politely sidestepping it.

I felt it should have been a short story rather than a book, although it is a very short novel.

Rather than limit yourself to the offerings at Amazon, there are literally thousands upon thousands of books, short stories, and more available to you for no charge which you can transfer directly to your Kindle or other eBook reader, download or email directly to your Kindle.

Yet, as Dvorak also notes, the Kindle seems particularly friendly to shorter works, including novellas and short stories, rather than the ever - longer books publishers have been pushing for the past decade or two in an attempt to equate value with tonnage.

It does make me wonder if works will be sorted out by length in the future — perhaps a minimum price will be set for novels rather than selling the at the same price as a short story.

Indie authors wanting to publish their short fiction should probably think about writing three or five stories and releasing them together rather than as individual pieces.

The idea was to reward reader engagement with longer works, rather than pay short story authors the same amount as novelists.

Long story short, it's good, but it would definitely be better if you had a 10» PlayBook rather than a 7» one.

They duly leave positive responses to reflect how another publishing opportunity is opening up for writers; readers can enjoy a short story alone rather than an anthology; the subscription price of Day One is a great deal.

Long story short, I found that he needed affection rather than food and definitely NOT physical dominance.

All of this at a time when single films (the new Ghostbusters, Fantastic Beasts) are being turned into shorter, six - level story packs for Lego Dimensions rather than the 10 level quota filled here.

The story and the mystery surrounding the world is where Hyper Light Drifter falls short, as while the world oozes detail and mystery it's ultimately left unexplored, instead choosing to show vague details rather than stopping for a moment to explain anything.

Paul Serene's moments in the game are shorter and more focused on the story rather than gunplay.

Call me mad / silly but I can actually see Garden Warfare 2 working with a short linear story campaign a bit like zany and fun Gears of War, with progression through levels and character choice / co-op rather than simply repackaging Garden Ops in a repetitious structure.

Rather than simply have a seemingly arbitrary level you have to achieve to advance the story it feels more like you constantly have a lot of short term goals that you can accomplish in not too much time.

With such a lengthy campaign, Isolation doesn't shy away with a short story, but towards the end of the game I did wish for the credits to come sooner rather than later.

As poet Elizabeth Bishop suggested in a letter to James Merrill after reading his 1954 book, Short Stories, perhaps rather than offering any kind of criticism, I should simply say thank you.

Rather than plot - driven, the short story Forlesen is a string of bizarre episodes that add up to a story only through the reader's subjective decoding.

But all of the kerfuffle over the Mail story and the endless discussions over short and long term temperature trends hides what people are actually arguing about — what is likely to happen in the future, rather than what has happened in the past.

So long story short - I haven't worked a «job» for three years now and I would rather be dead than be on EI or welfare.

Long story short, rather than searching for the average cost for life insurance, you can get an accurate quote from a life insurance agent by answering the following questions:

Intel's been rather secretive about how it works, but long story short, it provides much faster read and write speeds than even the fastest SSD can match, without RAM's constant power requirement.

Rather than directing those above you, telling a short story that allows them to draw their own conclusion allows to you exert a measure of influence while also demonstrating your wisdom.

In responding to these questions, the most important aspect is to tell a short story or to give a specific example rather than talking in general terms.

The short story is that I have been thinking about rather than paying rent for the next year and basically burning $ 6,000 until next August when the lease runs up and I can buy a house, why not just buy it now and house hack it with a couple of my friends who want to live with me?